The pull out has began !!!
What is there to watch if girls pull out of football? Watch the school boys play ?? Chey. might as well watch the grass grow.
Do we get a refund of the $387M spent ?
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Jul 8, 2010
Iran girls' may miss YOG
TEHERAN (Iran) - IRAN may not send its girls' football team to the Youth Olympics in Singapore next month because of a dispute over the players' Islamic attire.
The deputy head of Iran's physical education department, Marzieh Akbarabadi, was quoted by Iranian media on Thursday as saying the newly-designed dress was 'inappropriate.'
She said the outfit isn't what was agreed on and Iran doesn't 'need to send its team to Singapore at any cost.'
The outfit was supposed to be a compromise with football governing body Fifa, which has banned traditional hijab headscarves.
The outfit consists of a cap similar to what swimmers wear, long-sleeved thick tops, below-knee trousers and long stockings. -- AP
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_551053.html
What is there to watch if girls pull out of football? Watch the school boys play ?? Chey. might as well watch the grass grow.
Do we get a refund of the $387M spent ?
Sport
Home > Breaking News > Sport > Story
Jul 8, 2010
Iran girls' may miss YOG
TEHERAN (Iran) - IRAN may not send its girls' football team to the Youth Olympics in Singapore next month because of a dispute over the players' Islamic attire.
The deputy head of Iran's physical education department, Marzieh Akbarabadi, was quoted by Iranian media on Thursday as saying the newly-designed dress was 'inappropriate.'
She said the outfit isn't what was agreed on and Iran doesn't 'need to send its team to Singapore at any cost.'
The outfit was supposed to be a compromise with football governing body Fifa, which has banned traditional hijab headscarves.
The outfit consists of a cap similar to what swimmers wear, long-sleeved thick tops, below-knee trousers and long stockings. -- AP
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_551053.html
